1. Thinking about GIS applications and your projects

2. Today Student work zone logistics Lessons from the tutorial Introductions GIS application areas based on your field of interest Literature search tips and hands-on

3. Course web site resources Questions? Problems?

4. Student work zone How to create your own workspace and post assignments

5. Lessons from the tutorial?

6. Lessons from the tutorial Data comes from different sources at different scales May be free or not, may be advertised or not, may be private, shared or not shared… Metadata is critical, comes in different formats

7. Lessons from the tutorial Start thinking about data you might need:  Scale / resolution  Attribute information  Geographic extent  Likely source

8. Lessons from the tutorial Tabular data (e.g., Excel, Access, PDF tables) can be mapped if they have a geographic identifier (a “geocode”)  Country name or abbreviation  State  City  Latitude / longitude coordinates  Census codes

9. Country code example

10. PDF example – North Korea census

11. Latitude / Longitude example – Tsunami historical data

12. Lessons from the tutorial Data management Folder structure Maintaining enough file space – get rid of old files There’s are tip sheets for:tip sheets  data management data management  Connecting to a personal GIS space (H:)personal GIS space (H:)

13. Introductions Name General area of interest

14. GIS project ideas of interest to you Project idea? Issues or questions addressed? Types of data? Did they have to create new data? Primarily mapping or more advanced analysis?

15. Literature Search Tips Google Scholar for an initial pass  “Get this item at Tufts” Tufts Library databases  Peer-reviewed articles  Citations  References

16. Literature Search Tips Search terms to add to your interest list:  GIS (confusion with GIs)  “Geographic information”  Spatial  Geographic  Review or Meta-analysis or Lessons (to find articles that are reviews of “what we know”  Set time period as needed (e.g., 2005 or later)

17. Literature Search Tips – Analysis Terms Suitability Siting Site suitability Pattern Cluster Vulnerability Proximity Prioritize Accessibility or access

18. Literature Search Tips Region / area of interest  But don’t use first – by being geographically broad you may find good examples from other regions

28. Hands on – quick literature search Test out terms / databases and see what you find Report back – useful terms, approaches, databases

29. What to look for in articles Data Methods Limitations References / Citations Contact information